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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.
RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1933.
GROUP I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
| Disease or Defect | Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Skin — | |||
| Ringworm—Scalp | 27 (6 of these 1 by X- Rays) | 28 (6 of these by X-Rays) | |
| Ringworm—Body | 5 | - | 5 |
| Scabies | 47 | 5 | 52 |
| Impetigo | 91 | 7 | 98 |
| Other skin disease | 225 | 22 | 247 |
| Minor Eye Defects | 187 | 15 | 202 |
| (External and other, but excluding cases falling in Group II.) | |||
| Minor Ear Defects | 192 | 17 | 209 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,717 | 65 | 1,782 |
| Totals | 2,491 | 132 | 2,623 |